Chapter 384 Vodka: Brother, this dress is nice... (Combined Chapter)
Several plastic bullets flew out of Rob's gun and hit the window frame of the warehouse on the second floor.
In the warehouse, Takeda Shinichi heard a strange noise, walked to the narrow window in confusion, and looked out.
Just then, Rob picked up his two passengers, stepped on the accelerator, and started the truck.
The car left quickly, pulling the fishing line tied to the back of the car. A series of line mechanisms were activated, and the rope noose that was fixed to the four corners of the puppet warehouse window suddenly fell off, accurately caught the neck of Takeda Shinichi who was looking out, and then tightened.
Takeda Shinichi was pulled so hard that he flew backwards in astonishment, his head slamming against the beam, breaking his cervical vertebrae. After that, he fell powerlessly, first hitting the countless fishing lines that were previously attached to the roof, and then continued to fall under the pressure of the fishing lines.
Finally, he was hanging in the room in a weird posture like an insect stuck in a spider web.
The mountain wind swept through the yard, and the roar of the truck that had just started drowned out the brief sound of death in the warehouse.
No one saw this smooth and shocking scene.
——Except for the two pairs of eyes secretly observing on the opposite mountain.
…
In the watchtower in the forest.
As Takeda Shinichi's body stopped shaking, Gin shifted his gaze from behind the high-power scope.
He and Vodka arrived here before dark.
The gun placed by the window was one of the assassination plans chosen by Gin.
His original plan was to have someone destroy Takeda Shinichi's client list, remove the puppets containing drugs, then shoot Takeda Shinichi to death, and finally retreat calmly.
——The mountains are sparsely populated, and the police can't get there quickly. By the time they lock onto the watchtower based on the trajectory, he and his men might have already returned to the city.
Later on, as long as the peripheral members responsible for destroying the list and transporting the drugs pay more attention, there will be no problem.
If those rubbish are exposed, the worst that can happen is that we can kill another wave of them.
But now, since Uzo seems to have other plans, the weapon in Gin's hand, which was originally used to silence witnesses, actually serves as a telescope more often.
After arriving at the watchtower in the forest, Gin not only aimed at Takeda Shinichi, but also occasionally looked at Usa's movements and observed the surrounding situation.
Therefore, Gin also saw the action of Robert using the light in the yard to shoot at the window of the warehouse on the second floor with an air gun.
Combined with the appearance of Takeda Shinichi whose neck was broken by the huge force as the truck started moving, it is not difficult to infer the full picture of this killing method.
Gin looked through the window of the warehouse at Takeda Shinichi, who was entangled in mid-air by countless silk threads and died with his eyes open. He once again recalled his previous evaluation of Usa's assassination method.
--Art.
When Takeda Shinichi entered, he should have locked the warehouse door himself. The only window on the second floor was too narrow for anyone to enter or exit. It suddenly became a secret room with traces of legends everywhere, enough to attract all the attention of those stupid policemen.
...Compared with the plan of "killing Takeda Shinichi with one shot", Uzo's approach is indeed easier to deal with.
Coupled with the dramatic viewing experience, it can indeed be considered a "surprise" as he said before.
Moreover, Gin discovered that from the way the foreigner was wary of Uzo and deliberately avoided him when committing the crime, in the eyes of the murderer, Uzo was still the famous detective who was opposed to the criminals.
Combined with this incident and Wu Zuo's performance on the train last night, it can be seen that after having a suitable target, Wu Zuo's assassination level has returned to normal, and he has not made the same mistake as when he was racing on the mountain road before, such as directly contacting the undetermined deceased or even becoming the cause of the other party's death.
…The problem seems to be solved perfectly.
It seems that there is no need to hand the person over to Vermouth for the time being.
However, we can find an opportunity to let the two sides meet and observe Vermouth's intentions. In addition, we have to avoid those annoying FBI.
Gin skillfully disassembled the sniper rifle and put it back into his bag.
While Gin was evaluating and disassembling the gun.
Next to him, Vodka also put down the high-powered telescope in his hand.
The scenery that was zoomed in by the lens instantly returned to normal.
Vodka looked at the lighted courtyard of the Takeda family from afar. In front of him was a peaceful courtyard, but in his mind, the scene of Takeda Shinichi's death just now was replayed.
——The car drove out, and Takeda Shinichi, who was looking out in the warehouse, was caught by a hidden rope around his neck. He was dragged away, fell, and hung on the "spider web" that had been set up long ago... Death was just a matter of a moment.
From such a distance, Vodka couldn't see the fishing line clearly, but he could see the terrifying posture of Takeda Shinichi as if he was stuck in mid-air.
"...I remember there seems to be a legend about 'Spider-sama' in this area." Vodka put down the telescope a little stiffly and touched his neck, as if he heard the sound of Takeda Shinichi's cervical vertebrae breaking through the air.
He murmured, "He still likes to write essays on assignments so much..."
Gin glanced at Vodka, lit up a cigarette, and sneered, "I thought you were going to say something stupid like 'It was too rushed, is this really what he did?'"
Vodka: “…” No, this time it looks very much like Uzo’s style, especially those fishing lines, which are exactly what he thought!
He couldn't help but touch his neck again.
At the same time, Vodka's eyes fell on Gin's stand-up collar windbreaker and the layered high collar underneath.
Looking at big brother's outfit and then feeling his own shirt with a short collar, Vodka silently decided to change into the same outfit as big brother when he got back... Well, he could secretly put a neck guard in his collar by then, and no one should be able to find out.
After thinking about the new equipment, Vodka felt safe again.
At the same time he remembered what had just happened.
——Uzo got into the murderer’s car.
"Brother, he just left like that?"
Gin pulled up the bag containing the sniper rifle and looked out the window at the dark mountain road, not caring: "He has his own ideas."
It’s not easy to guess what Uzo is thinking, but it’s not difficult to find the general direction.
He simply felt that searching the entire mountain was too much trouble, and didn't want the murderer to take the opportunity to escape; or he was still a little excited after completing his art, so he wanted to drag the murderer to a deserted place and beat him up... Of course, on a brighter note, it could also be to cooperate with the organization's next move -
Gin took out the satellite phone, pressed the button, and connected with the several logistics personnel lent to him by the Tottori branch, and said briefly: "Okay."
They didn't need to take care of the crime scene, as the foreigner would naturally take the blame. They only needed to take away Takeda's list and the puppets containing the drugs.
It takes a lot of manpower to transport all these away. Now that Uzo has left with the foreigner and the young girl, he has an alibi.
...alibi.
Gin was quite unfamiliar with this word before. He never had to find such a thing for himself.
I didn't expect that we would come into contact with each other so often now.
It’s actually quite interesting to think about it this way: the detective standing within the framework of rules has already secretly extended his threads beyond the law, but the stupid police cannot see the spider webs stained with blood and despair... the art of irony.
The only thing left is Moon Shadow Island.
I wonder if Wuzo has any other surprises or shocks over there... Tsk, I should have asked him when I dropped him off at noon.
Gin glanced at the list in his notebook and felt a little complicated.
…
Vodka doesn't usually have any murderous aura, and for Jiang Xia, he is a very difficult person to observe.
Although the murderous aura on Gin was obvious, once the distance exceeded a certain level, Jiang Xia and the ghost would not be able to sense it.
So Jiang Xia didn't notice the two secret gazes observing him.
However, when the truck drove out, he still looked around secretly.
He remembered that when he got off the bus at noon, Gin said they would "be there later". If the vehicle the two men in black were riding in hadn't had a flat tire on the way...then they should be nearby now.
I just don't know why it never appeared.
Jiang Xia looked around casually, but didn't see his two colleagues, so he looked away and stopped looking. Gin might have his own ideas...
…
The truck drove for nearly an hour.
A crowded but orderly cemetery gradually appeared in front of me. The white tombstones were close together. Misa had just died three years ago, and her location was not deep, so she was very conspicuous.
Robert looked at the photo on the tombstone and thought he should cry here, but he held back his tears when he remembered that there was a detective standing next to him. He couldn't show too strong emotions towards Misa, otherwise these detectives with big imaginations would easily think that he was seeking revenge. Fortunately, this was not his first time here. He came here once a few days ago, and his suppressed emotions had just been vented, so it was easy to control.
Jiang Xia paused briefly beside the locked car.
Then he walked to the cemetery. He heard Rob pointing at a small hill like a tour guide and introducing it to Yuanshan and Ye:
"It's the best place to observe stars in the area. I heard that someone discovered a new comet there. There are fewer people this season. If it's two months later, it might be so crowded that there won't be enough space to set up an instrument."
"Wow!" Yuanshan Heye was a little excited. Since they were already here, "Let's go up and take a look."
Jiang Xia had no interest in stargazing, but Robert's introduction just now sounded familiar to him.
He nodded, and together with the two of them, he climbed over the fence, walked on the dirt and rocks, and headed towards the hill.
When they were almost at the foot of the mountain, Yuanshan Heye stepped on something and slipped.
Jiang Xia helped her up. Yuanshan Heye jumped twice in fear, took out his cell phone to shine down, and whispered, "What is that?"
The aperture hits your feet.
The photo showed a smooth skull.
Yuanshan Heye: "..."
“…………”
"ah--!!!"
A shrill scream rang out, piercing the night sky and drifting far away.
Jiang Xia pressed his ears and touched his eyes at the same time. He randomly picked out a ghost from his family and borrowed its night vision ability.
In my eyes, the dark forest suddenly became clear.
Almost at the same time, Jiang Xia saw several low flashlights shaking towards him - people nearby heard the screams and ran over quickly.
The visitors included four children and one adult. They were the Junior Detective Team who were attracted by the screams, along with Professor Agasa.
……Um?
Boy Detective Team?
…
The children ran very fast, and Dr. Agasa also ran as fast as he could, wanting to see why a girl was screaming at the foot of the mountain in the middle of the night.
Yuanshan Heye had just stepped on someone's head, and now he saw someone running closer. He was startled and shone his flashlight over there.
After a period of chaos, both sides finally saw each other clearly.
Robert and Toyama Kazuha had never seen the Junior Detective League before, so they were a little confused.
The child who recognized Jiang Xia froze in place.
Jiang Xia looked around and found that he seemed to be the intersection of the two sides.
He looked down at the children: "...Why are you here?"
Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta didn't say anything, and didn't know what to say for a moment - when the flashlights on both sides were shaking at the same time, they illuminated a large area around, so they also saw the scattered human skulls and other bones on the ground.
The presence of skeletons was scary enough, but there was also Brother Jiang Xia... The three children fell into autism for a short time.
Huiyuan Ai also saw the human remains on the ground. She scanned them and recognized each part more accurately than the children - the mandible, the upper wrist bone, the femur, the ribs...
The wilderness.
Jiangxia.
Scattered bones.
“…”
When she put a few key words together, Haibara Ai's breathing stopped for a moment, and she suddenly thought, could this be related to some of Jiang Xia's tasks?
but……
She looked at the two people who were obviously with Jiang Xia. It was hard to say about the foreign man, but the high school girl next to him didn't look like a member of the organization. The scream just now should have come from her.
...With Jiang Xia's cautiousness, if the scattered people on the ground were really related to him, he would not let the situation become like it is now with so many people watching.
So this should just be a coincidence - Jiang Xia probably just went out to relax like before, but accidentally encountered a murder case.
Thinking of this, Haibara Ai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little at ease.
Seeing that the other children were silent, she answered Jiang Xia's question:
"The doctor's friend gave him a set of magazines containing astronomy content. The kids...well, we are very interested in this. The doctor happened to have nothing to do today, so we came over to play together." Thinking of the strangers around, Huibara Ai reluctantly classified herself into the category of "kids".
"..." Jiang Xia listened silently, turned to Dr. Agasa, and said nonchalantly, "When I asked you a few days ago, didn't you say you had no travel plans recently?"
Dr. Agasa vaguely sensed a hint of condemnation in his neighbor's words.
He rubbed the back of his head with a guilty conscience. "I decided to come here suddenly the day before yesterday. When I heard that you had received a commission, the kids said they didn't want to disturb you at work. It's rare that they are so sensible, so I didn't go to find you."
Dr. Agasa thinks this is a behavior that needs to be encouraged. Maybe this will help children develop a good habit of "not disturbing others' work".
When Jiang Xia asked, three little hands stretched out tremblingly towards Dr. Agasa, as if trying to stop something.
But obviously, it was too late.
Hearing this, Jiang Xia looked at the three "considerate" children thoughtfully: "So that's how it is."
(End of this chapter)
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